Bond
Evidence of the borrowing by an issuer and a debt instrument for tax purposes.
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Tax-Exempt Bonds
A Bond, the Interest on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes.
See Also
Tax
Compulsory charges levied by a governmental unit for the purpose of raising revenue.
Tax-Advantaged Bonds
Includes tax-exempt bonds, tax credit bonds and direct pay bonds.
In Contrast To
Taxable Bond
A bond, the interest on which is not excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes.
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Arbitrage
Profit from differences in markets. All tax-advantaged bonds are subject in one way or another to the arbitrage requirements, which are contained in Section 148 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations that go along with it.